With all the useless, random bits of celebrity information I’ve got wedged into my brain from the times my fingers have clicked on People for a “brain break,” I’m proud to admit that I know almost nothing about the Kardashian family. Frankly, I still hear the name Kardashian and think…  [more]

American evangelical leaders are pretty clear about their opinion that the traditional view of marriage is in near-perfect alignment with what they regard as the Christian ideal. Considering monogamy is a central tenet of that view, it’s understandable if hackles might have been raised by a recent New York Times…  [more]

A short time ago blogger Rachel Held Evans wrote an article titled “Thou Shalt Not Let Thyself Go?” She looked to Mark Driscoll, Dorothy Patterson and Martha Peace and pointed out how each one of them has at one time suggested that a woman has to be careful that she…  [more]

At the risk of plumbing the depths of a show that is generally as substantial as the breast implants of its contestants, a recent episode of “Survivor: Redemption Island” illustrated a simple characteristic of humanity that continues to plague us all - in our families, in our churches, in our…  [more]

I read Jessica Grose’s recent Slate series about newlywed finance with great interest. I could relate because before my recent wedding I did almost the same thing she did, but on a smaller scale. I started asking married couples how they managed their finances. How many accounts did they have?…  [more]